KAANAPALI, Hawaii — Greg Norman and Jay Haas won the first three skins worth $90,000 and had the lead after nine holes Saturday in the wind-swept Champions Skins Game.

Fuzzy Zoeller and Ben Crenshaw were in second place with one skin worth $30,000, while the teams of Jack Nicklaus-Tom Watson and Gary Player-Berhard Langer were shut out on the first day of the alternate-shot event.

With howling tradewinds that kept the players guessing and conservative, five skins were carried over to Sunday's back nine where $650,000 of the $770,000 purse will be on the line.

The par-5 10th hole at the Royal Kaanapali Course will be worth six skins and $220,000. The winds were completely opposite than earlier in the week.

With two skins and $60,000 at stake on the par-5 third, Haas sank a 10-foot birdie putt to open a large lead over the others. Player missed his 6-footer to halve the hole.

On the first hole, Haas hit a gap wedge from 78 yards to 12 feet, and Norman made the putt.

It appeared Norman and Haas were going to sail into the Maui sunset with a canoe full of money until Zoeller made a 35-foot birdie putt on the par-4 fourth that drew a roar from the sun splashed, picture-snapping crowd. Zoeller unleashed a flurry of right uppercuts and even drew a congratulatory fist bump from Player.

Zoeller and Peter Jacobsen won the tournament last year with six skins worth $320,000, all earned on the second day. Crenshaw was a last-minute replacement for Jacobsen, who withdrew because of a left shoulder injury.

Nicklaus, making his 19th appearance, was shut out on the front nine for the first time since 1998. The three-time winner owns 10 records, including most career skins (104) and career money ($2,430,000).

After the day, Nicklaus practiced chipping from about 10 feet.

"I wanted to see if I could get it on the green," he said.

He was still as popular as ever with the fans, including one who waved a sparkly sign that read, "Maui Loves Jack."

"Pretty fancy," Nicklaus told the sign holder.

"Just like you," the female fan replied.

Also failing to claim any first-day money was 73-year-old Player and Langer, the Champions Tour player and rookie of the year.

The elite eight playing this weekend have combined to win 568 events worldwide — including 43 majors — and nearly $108 million. They include six members of the World Golf Hall of Fame.